Prevalence and sociodemographic trends of weight misperception in Korean adolescents

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Kim, Seonho ^a   So, Wi Young ^b  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul Women University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Overestimation; Prevalence; Underestimation; Weight misperception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BODY IMAGE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK-TAKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84902274847     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-452     Document Type: Article

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